“Ak Bars’ relegation? It seems that Bilyaletdinov sometimes fails to build a team to play at the highest level. This is not the first time. Last year they managed to bounce back, but when the expectations were high, the situation has changed. Perhaps Bilyaletdinov did not find the approach “For each player. I remember the 2005 season, when they brought together all the stars, even from the NHL, but everything ended in failure. The team simply couldn’t live up to expectations, even though on paper they appeared to be among the strongest in league history. It’s the same now,” Kozhevnikov noted in an interview with a correspondent of the “Championship”.
Zinetulla Bilyaletdinov took over as head coach of Ak Bars in the 2022/2023 season after the departure of Dmitry Kvartalnov. Last season, he led the Kazan team to the Gagarin Cup final, where they lost to CSKA 3-4.
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Source: Sport
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